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‘DIE-IN’ SPECIAL REPORT: Without Safety Fixes, Cycling is in a Death Spiral
We talked to riders — and, more important, would-be riders — who told us to send one message to the city: "Mayor de Blasio, we don't feel safe."
July 9, 2019
O’Neill: Cops Can Use Deadly Force Against Cyclists
A prickly Commissioner James O'Neill defends the cop who used a police SUV to cut off a cyclist in Manhattan.
July 8, 2019
BLOOD IN THE STREETS: Three More Pedestrians are Dead [UPDATED]
Three more pedestrians have been killed by reckless drivers — bringing the total death count this bloody year to 106, or 14 percent more than this time last year.
July 8, 2019
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Experts to DOT: Here’s How to Protect Cyclists NOW
The time to hesitate is through. Let's make our streets safe once and for all.
July 8, 2019
NYPD Used Deadly Force to Stop Cyclist Suspected of Running Red Light
You don't understand: I'm running you over to protect you!
July 7, 2019
VIGIL OF OUTRAGE: Mourners for Slain Cyclist Shout Down Truckers
Mourners at Wednesday's vigil for the 28-year-old cyclist who was killed by a cement truck driver on a residential street on Monday vented their anger at truck drivers flying by — and demanded cops issue summonses.
July 3, 2019
Op-Ed: Communities of Color Need Protected Lanes, Too!
Bike-infrastructure inequities among neighborhoods continue — which is hard to square with Mayor de Blasio's stated goal of knitting together the "two cities" of New York. The Department of Transportation must fix the problem.
July 3, 2019
DOT’s Forthcoming ‘Cycling Safety Plan’ Won’t Likely Break the Car Culture
Can Polly Trottenberg save Vision Zero?
July 3, 2019
BREAKING: Mayor Calls for Immediate Crackdown on Reckless Drivers
Mayor de Blasio finally acts to stop the carnage.
July 1, 2019
UPDATE: NYPD Arrests Driver Who Hit and Killed a Woman in the Crosswalk
Updated: Cops cuffed the driver who struck and killed a woman in a crosswalk of a Brooklyn intersection, the NYPD said on July 8.
July 1, 2019
